Zero Conditional Exercise 1

For
example:
(not / rain / the flowers /
die)
If it doesn’t rain, the flowers die.
Por ejemplo:
(no / llueve / las flores / mueren)
Si no llueve, las flores mueren.

1. (I / wake up late / I / be late for

work)
_(me despierto tarde / llego tarde al trabajo)
2. (my husband / cook / he / burn the
food)
(mi marido/cocina/él/quema la comida)

3. (Julie / not wear a hat / she / get

sunstroke)
(Julie / no usa sombrero / ella / sufre una insolación)

4. (children / not eat well / they / not be

healthy)
(los niños/no comen bien/ellos/no están sanos)

5. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a

shock)
(mezclas agua y electricidad, te das una descarga)

6. (people / eat / too many sweets / they /

get fat)
(Personas / comer / demasiados dulces / ellas / engordar)

7. (you / smoke / you / get yellow

fingers)
(fumas, tienes los dedos amarillos)
 8. (children / play outside / they / not get
overweight)
(los niños / juegan al aire libre / ellos / no tienen sobrepeso)

9. (you / heat ice / it /

melt)
(tú / calientas hielo / lo / derrites)

10. (I / speak to John / he / get

annoyed)
(yo/hablo con juan/él/se enfada)

11. (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed

early)
(me siento bien al día siguiente / me acuesto temprano)

12. (lots of people / come / Jenny / have

a party)
(mucha gente / viene / Jenny / tiene una fiesta)

13. (she / buy expensive clothes / she / go

shopping)
(ella / comprar ropa cara / ella / ir de compras)

14. (my daughter / pass her exams / she /

work hard)
(mi hija / aprobar sus exámenes / ella / trabajar duro)

15. (David / be sick / he / drink

milk)
. (David / estar enfermo / él / beber leche)

16. (the river / freeze / it / be very cold)

(el río / se congela / está / muy frío)

17. (I / like to visit the museums / I / be in a

new city)
(Me/gustaría visitar los museos/Estar en una ciudad nueva)

18. (I / cycle to work / the weather /

be fine)
(voy en bicicleta al trabajo / el tiempo / estará bien)

19. (my flatmate / clean it really well / she / clean the

house)
(mi compañera de piso/lo limpia muy bien/ella/limpia la casa)
 20. (everybody / be grumpy / it / rain
a lot)
(todo el mundo / está de mal humor / llueve mucho)

Examples

 If you heat ice, it melts.

 Si calientas hielo, se derrite.
 Ice melts if you heat it.
 El hielo se derrite si lo calientas.
 When you heat ice, it melts.
 Cuando calientas hielo, se derrite.
 Ice melts when you heat it.
 El hielo se derrite cuando lo calientas.
 If it rains, the grass gets wet.
 Si llueve, el césped se moja.

 The grass gets wet if it rains.
 El césped se moja si llueve.

 When it rains, the grass gets wet.
 Cuando llueve, el césped se moja.

 The grass gets wet when it rains.
 El césped se moja cuando llueve.

Examples

 If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.

 Si congelas el agua, se solidifica.

 Plants die if they don't get enough water.
 Las plantas mueren si no reciben suficiente agua.

 If my husband has a cold, I usually catch it.
 Si mi marido se resfría, suelo contagiarme.

 If public transport is efficient, people stop using their cars.
 Si el transporte público es eficiente, la gente deja de usar el
coche.

 If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
 Si mezclas rojo y azul, obtienes morado.


The zero conditional is also often used to give instructions, using the
imperative in the main clause.
 El condicional cero también se utiliza a menudo para dar instrucciones,
utilizando el imperativo en la cláusula principal.

Examples

 If Bill phones, tell him to meet me at the cinema.

 Si Bill llama, dile que nos encontremos en el cine.
 Ask Pete if you're not sure what to do.
 Si no sabes qué hacer, pregúntale a Pete.

 If you want to come, call me before 5:00.
 Si quieres venir, llámame antes de las 5:00.

 Meet me here if we get separated.
 Si nos separamos, nos vemos aquí.


First Conditional Exercise

Put the verb into the correct first conditional

form:
Ejercicio de primer condicional
Coloca el verbo en la forma correcta del primer condicional:

1. If I ____________(go) out tonight, I _______ (go) to the cinema.

Si __________________ (salgo) esta noche, __________________ (voy) al
cine.
2. If you _________(get) back late, I ______(be) angry.
. Si _________(llegas) tarde, yo ______(me enojaré).

3. If we ______ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we _____ (see)

each other next week.
Si no nos vemos mañana, nos veremos la semana que viene.
 4. If he ____(come), I _____(be) surprised.
Si él ____ (ven), yo _____ (sé) sorprendida.(femenino)
Si él ____ (ven), yo _____ (sé) sorprendido.(masculino)

5. If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________

(be) late.
Si __________________ (esperamos) aquí, __________________ (llegaremos)
tarde.

6. If we __________________ (go) on holiday this

summer, we

__________________ (go) to
Spain.
If we go to Spain on vacation this year

Si __________________ (vamos) de vacaciones este verano,

__________________ (vamos) a España.

7. If the weather __________________ (not /

improve), we

__________________ (not / have) a

picnic.
Si el clima __________________ (no / mejora), nosotros __________________
(no / haremos) un picnic.

If the weather improves, we will have a picnic.

8. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I

__________________ (be)

tired
tomorrow.
Si yo __________________ (no / me voy) a la cama temprano, yo
__________________ (estaré) cansado mañana.
If I go to bed early, you won't be tired tomorrow.

9. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we

__________________

(feel)
sick.
Si __________________ (comemos) todo este pastel, __________________
(nos sentiremos) enfermos.

10. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I

_______________(cook) dinner at home.
Si tú __________________ (no/quieres) salir, yo _______________ (cocino)
la cena en casa.

11. I __________________ (come) early if you

__________________ (want).
Yo __________________ (vengo) temprano si tú __________________
(quieres).
If you don't want, I won't come early.

12. They __________________ (go) to the party if they

__________________

(be)
invited.

13. She __________________ (stay) in London if she

_________________(get) a job.

14. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he

__________________ (not / pass) that exam.

15. I __________________ (buy) a new dress if I

__________________ (have) enough money.

16. She __________________ (cook) dinner if you

__________________ (go) to the supermarket.
 17. They __________________ (go) on holiday if they
__________________ (have) time.

18. We __________________ (be) late if we __________________

(not / hurry).

19. She __________________ (take) a taxi if it

__________________ (rain).

20. I __________________ (not / go) if you __________________

(not / come) with me.

Ejercicios: oraciones afirmativas

 01.- Si eres Fueron más joven,
Tu estudiaría química.

02.- Si ,Nevado
Nosotros construiría un muñeco de nieve.

03.- Yo iría a la playa

si me Tenía un traje de baño.

04.- Yo llamaría le
si yo sabia su número.

05.- Si tú Ayudó yo,

Yo terminaría antes.

06.- Si Dio me das una moneda,

Yo compraría un helado.

Ejercicios: negativos y preguntas

01.- Hace no lo sería tanto frío,
Si usted cerrado las ventanas.

02.- Si yo no sentí mejor,

Yo no iría corriendo.
 03.- ¿Qué ¿harías tú?
¿Si Won te toca la lotería?

04.- Nosotros no preguntaría

si es necesario No.

05.- Dónde ¿irías tú?

¿Si estás Fueron de vacaciones?

06.- I no compraría las entradas

si Paula no vino conmigo.

Ejercicios: negativos y preguntas

01.- Hace no lo sería tanto frío,
Si usted cerrado las ventanas.

02.- Si yo no sentí mejor,

Yo no iría corriendo.

03.- ¿Qué ¿harías tú?

¿Si Won te toca la lotería?
 04.- Nosotros no preguntaría
si es necesario No.

05.- Dónde ¿irías tú?

¿Si estás Fueron de vacaciones?

06.- I no compraría las entradas

si Paula no vino conmigo.

Ejercicios: negativos y preguntas

01.- Hace no lo sería tanto frío,
Si usted cerrado las ventanas.

02.- Si yo no sentí mejor,

Yo no iría corriendo.

03.- ¿Qué ¿harías tú?

 ¿Si Won te toca la lotería?

04.- Nosotros no preguntaría

si es necesario No.

05.- Dónde ¿irías tú?

¿Si estás Fueron de vacaciones?

06.- I no compraría las entradas

si Paula no vino conmigo.

Your results
You answered 0 tasks out of 10 correctly. That is 0%.

1. If Alex sells his old mobile, he will buy a new mp3 player. CLUE if-

clause: Simple Past → sold (irregular verb)

main clause: would buy

Correct is: If Alex sold his old mobile, he would buy a new mp3
player.
2. We would come to the party if it starts at 8 o'clock. CLUE main

clause: would come

if-clause: Simple Past → started (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: We would come to the party if it started at 8 o'clock.

3. The boy is on the Olympic team if he trained harder. CLUE main

clause: would be

if-clause: Simple Past → trained (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: The boy would be on the Olympic team if

he trained harder.
4. If you had clicked the red button, you would have cancelled the
download. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → clicked (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: would cancel

Correct is: If you clicked the red button, you would cancel the
download.
5. If they be old enough, they able to play in the school basketball
team. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → were (irregular verb)

main clause: could play

Correct is: If they were old enough, they could play in the school
basketball team.
6. Maria could understand the text if her teacher had marked the
important sentences. CLUE main clause: could understand (could +

infinitive)

if-clause: Simple Past → marked (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: Maria could understand the text if her

teacher marked the important sentences.
7. Joe will get better marks if he improves his grammar. CLUE main

clause: would get

if-clause: Simple Past → improved (infinitive + -ed)

 Correct is: Joe would get better marks if he improved his
grammar.
8. If we had recycled these cans, we could reduce rubbish. CLUE if-

clause: Simple Past → recycled (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: could reduce

Correct is: If we recycled these cans, we could reduce rubbish.

9. If you change your money at a bank, you will
save commission. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → changed (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: would save

Correct is: If you changed your money at a bank, you would

save commission.
10. If it snowing during the night, I can go snowboarding the next
morning. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → snowed (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: might go

Correct is: If it snowed during the night, I might go snowboarding

the next morning.

Your results

You answered one task out of 10 correctly. That is 10%.

1. If you turns the volume down, the music would

sound clearer. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → could turn

main clause: would sound

Correct is: If you could turn the volume down, the music would
sound clearer.
2. This song might hit the charts if they had recorded it in a
studio. CLUE main clause: might hit

if-clause: Simple Past → recorded (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: This song might hit the charts if they recorded it in a studio.

3. Your pencils broke not if you pack your school bag more
carefully. CLUE main clause: wouldn't break

if-clause: Simple Past → packed (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: Your pencils wouldn't break if you packed your school bag
more carefully.

4. If the girls went to bed earlier, they won't yawn all through the
lesson. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → went (irregular verb)

main clause: wouldn't yawn

Correct is: If the girls went to bed earlier, they wouldn't yawn all
through the lesson.

5. Would you like a sports car if you has the money? CLUE main

clause: would you like (Mind the word order in the question.)

if-clause: Simple Past → had (irregular verb)

Correct is: Would you like a sports car if you had the money?

6. If Ben will close the window, it won't be so cold in the

kitchen. CLUE if-clause: Simple Past → closed (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: wouldn't be

Correct is: If Ben closed the window, it wouldn't be so cold in the

kitchen.
7. Denise wouldn't need a dictionary if she learns the new
words. CLUE main clause: wouldn't need

if-clause: Simple Past → learned (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: Denise wouldn't need a dictionary if she learned the new
words.

8. If the students kept a diary, they wouldn't forget their homework

so often.
9. If they relax before the match, they could win it. CLUE if-clause:

Simple Past → relaxed (infinitive + -ed)

main clause: could win

Correct is: If they relaxed before the match, they could win it.

10. I wouldn't go to this restaurant if you ask me. CLUE main

clause: wouldn't go

if-clause: Simple Past → asked (infinitive + -ed)

Correct is: I wouldn't go to this restaurant if you asked me.

You have completed this test.

Correct answers: 5/10.
Your score is 50%.
Check your answers:

1If I would have more money, I'd travel more.

Correct answer: had
➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if
clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .

2What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street?

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.

3A lot of health problems could be prevented if people would eat better.

Correct answer: ate

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use could + infinitive in
the main clause and past in the if clause.

4If I had her number, I 'd call her; but I don't have it.

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use could + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.

5Our kids would be happier if we live in the country.

Correct answer: lived

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in
the main clause and past in the if clause.

6If you lend me the money, I 'll pay you back before the end of the

month.
➪ This is NOT a second conditional sentence; it's a first
conditional sentence. We use present in the if clause and future in
the main clause.

7If it didn't rain, I 'll always cycle to work.

Correct answer: 'd always cycle

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if
clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .

8I'd get a big tattoo on my back if my parents would allow me to do it.

 Correct answer: allowed
➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in
the main clause and past in the if clause.

9I wouldn't drink that milk if I were you.

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.
➪ In a second conditional we can use either was or were with I/he/she/it,
but we use were (NOT was) when we give advice with the expression if I
were you.

10You wouldn't have so many accidents if you drove more carefully.

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.

1If there was a fire in this building, it _____ impossible to escape.

 a. 'd becorrect
 b. 'll bewrong
 c. was

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .
2I'd have a car if I _____ in the city.

 a. 'd livewrong
 b. live
 c. livedcorrect

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.
 3If I _____ more free time, I'd go to the gym every day.

 a. 'd havewrong
 b. hadcorrect
 c. have

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .
4If you were more responsible, maybe your parents _____ you to do more
things.
 a. allowed
 b. would allowcorrect
 c. will allow

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .
5If you sold your wedding ring, you _____ a lot of money for it.
 a. could getcorrect
 b. 'll getwrong
 c. got

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and could + infinitive in the main clause .
6I _____ here if I wasn't interested in what you are offering.
 a. wasn't
 b. wouldn't becorrect
 c. won't be

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.
7I don't know the answer. If I knew the answer, I _____ you.
 a. 'd tellcorrect
 b. 'll tellwrong
 c. told

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .
8I'm sure if you _____ the manager, you'd take better decisions.

 a. werecorrect
 b. 'd be
 c. are

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use past in the if

clause and would + infinitive in the main clause .
9You _____ rich if every person in this country gave you one dollar.

 a. werewrong
 b. 'll be
 c. 'd becorrect

➪ This is a second conditional sentence. We use would + infinitive in

the main clause and past in the if clause.
10If there is any news, I _____ you immediately.
 a. 'd inform
 b. 'll informcorrect
 c. informed